How to Conjugate the Irregular French Verb 'Mourir' ('To Die')

Mourir ("to die, die out, die away, die down") is an irregular French -ir verb, meaning that it doesn't follow regular conjugation patterns. There are two groups of irregular -ir verbs that exhibit some patterns: those around the verbs sortir and partir and those around the verbs offrir and ouvrir.

The verb mourir falls into the remaining group of extremely irregular -ir verbs, which are so unusual and unwieldy that they share no commonalities. Other verbs like mourir include asseoir, courir, devoir, falloir, pleuvoir, pouvoir, recevoir, savoir, tenir, valoir, venir, voir, and vouloir.

Simple Conjugations of the Irregular '-ir' Verb Mourir

The following table includes simple conjugations of mourir. It does not list compound conjugations, which consist of a form of the auxiliary verb être and the past participle mort.

	Present	Future	Imperfect	Imperative
je	meurs	mourrai	mourais
tu	meurs	mourras	mourais	meurs
il	meurt	mourra	mourait
nous	mourons	mourrons	mourions	mourons
vous	mourez	mourrez	mouriez	mourez
ils	meurent	mourront	mouraient
	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé simple	Imperfect subjunctive
je	meure	mourrais	mourus	mourusse
tu	meures	mourrais	mourus	mourusses
il	meure	mourrait	mourut	mourût
nous	mourions	mourrions	mourûmes	mourussions
vous	mouriez	mourriez	mourûtes	mourussiez
ils	meurent	mourraient	moururent	mourussent

Present participle: mourant​ 

Mourir: Uses and Expressions

mourir d'une crise cardiaque, de vieillesse, d'un cancer –> to die of a heart attack, of old age, of cancer

mourir de mort naturelle ou de sa belle mort ​–> to die a natural death

mourir sur le coup ​–> to die instantly

mourir en héros ​–> to die a hero's death, like a hero

Je l'aime à en mourir. ​–> I'm desperately in love with her.

Tu n'en mourras pas ! ​–> It won't kill you!

mourir d'envie de faire quelque chose ​–> to be dying to do something

mourir d'ennui, s'ennuyer à mourir ​–> to be bored to death, bored to tears

la pièce est à mourir de​​ rire ​–> the play's hilarious

Elle me fait mourir de rire ! ​–> She really cracks me up!

mourir de chaleur ​–> to be boiling hot

mourir de faim ​–> to be starving, famished

mourir de froid ​–> to be freezing cold

mourir de soif ​–> to be dying of thirst

mourir de peur ​–> to be scared to death

Plus rapide/bête que lui, tu meurs ! (familiar) ​–> You'd be hard put to be quicker/stupider than him!